forming them that city staff and
the contractor, Louis W. Bray
Construction Ltd., agreed that
the “most expedient solution”
would be to tear down the existing main tower, which is a
curved, A-frame support with a
circle cut out to echo the city’s
logo.
McRae said the bridge delays
have denied residents a piece of
infrastructure that they should
be using now.
“It represents lack of a safe
passage into a very busy tran-

Association president John Sankey said the association has been
left guessing about the progress
of the project since the city first
announced the demolition.
However, Coun. McRae said
the city has been transparent
about the contractor’s deficiencies with the bridge.
“To that extent I issued a letter that was mailed to 13,848
residents in our community
with an update,” said McRae.
The bridge was supposed to
be open for pedestrians and cy-

sit hub, into a recreational area
for walking and cycling and
also denies people access to the
shopping area,” said McRae.
Though the city has not yet
released an updated completion date for the project, McRae
said the preliminary schedule
presented by the contractor anticipates that rebuilding of the
new main tower to its current
stage will begin towards the end
of May and take approximately
12 weeks.
The Hunt Club Community

clists to travel from Cahill Drive
West and the South Keys plaza
last fall, with final landscaping
touches planned for this spring.
City spokeswoman Jocelyne
Turner said the city would be
providing timelines of the project once the demolition is complete.
“At this time we are still
waiting for final timelines from
the contractor,” said Turner.
Sankey said his community
was upset by the delay of the
project, but at the same time re-

lieved because the concrete was
far too badly damaged.
“We are very relieved that
the company decided that they
wouldn’t fight that decision
but instead build it properly,”
he said.
When finished, the approximately $5 million bridge will
be a state-of-the-art piece of
architecture, designed in part
to provide a ‘wow factor’ for
visitors entering the city from
the Ottawa International Airport.

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Coun. Maria McRae wants the
Airport Parkway pedestrian
bridge built as quickly as possible to provide residents with
a safe passage to cross in the
South Keys area.
Construction crews began
demolishing the incomplete
pedestrian bridge after the work
crew began experiencing problems with the concrete.
Last month McRae sent an
email to city councillors in-

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